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Last week, while discussing an awful experience with being charged an outrageous sum for a tiny parcel, I was to briefly reference a report attributed to the Leadership newspaper wherein the boss …

Last year 2023, the tragic news of the death of a governor of one of the Southwest states took place. Before he died in Germany, he had been going back …

The last time any Nigerian won an international prize for short stories was 2019. That writer was Lesley Nneka Arimah who won the Caine Prize for her story, “Skinned”. Her …

Three scenarios make room for the topic of this week’s discussion. One is from a workshop organised by the Malami SAN-led Ministry of Justice late 2022. In that workshop, Chief …

Seventeen years ago, Nigeria embarked on a very ambitious project, to build the largest library in Africa. Located between the National Mosque and the National Ecumenical centre, the National library …

There are only four elements you look for in a song. Intellectuals identify them as imagery, diction, sound and the flow or rhythm of the said song. What this easily …

There is only one research document on abandoned, substandard and ‘ongoing’ projects in the Niger Delta. It is titled Citizen Report Card on Niger Delta Institutions, and it is ascribed …

Jeff Ajueshi is a curator and founder of Thought Pyramid Art Gallery in Nigeria. The Thought Pyramid has galleries in Abuja, Lagos and Delta state. Why is the one in …

Very recently during a town hall meeting, we listened in awe as an Edo government official did his best to explain the concept of ‘interest’ with the procurement processes of …

Just twenty-four hours before making the trip to Benin City Edo state, I decided to visit a reverend gentleman friend of mine who lives in Pyankasa Village. Pyankasa Village is …

On the morning of 25th of February, 2023 when the presidential election was to take place, I was at a polling unit as an election observer. Whilst there I ran …

On August 21st 2023, shortly after he was sworn in as Federal Capital City, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, immediate past governor of Rivers State gave a press briefing. In that …

It is in the nature or character of embattled American presidents to fight foreign wars whenever they are beset by issues of legitimacy or internal troubles. To wage a war …

Many Nigerian journalists throw parties whenever they are tapped as chief press secretary, CPS, or appointed a media aide to a politician. Apart from the late Samuel Ibiyemi of NewsDirect …

Now that the long wait for the unveiling of who is going to be who in the Tinubu administration is over, we start our discussion this week on that subject. …

One of the reasons why anti-corruption activities reached their sexiest during the Muhammadu Buhari epoch was because of his much-vaunted image as an incorruptible person. As governor of Borno state, …